Evaluation of a web-based network for reproducible T2* MRI assessment of iron overload in thalassemia

International Journal of Medical Informatics

Volumn 78, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 503-512

  Meloni, A ^a   Ramazzotti, A ^a   Positano, V ^a   Salvatori, C ^a   Mangione, M ^a   Marcheschi, P ^a   Favilli, B ^a   De Marchi, D ^a   Prato, S ^b   Pepe, A ^a   Sallustio, G ^d   Centra, M ^e   Santarelli, M F ^a   Lombardi, M ^a   Landini, L ^a,c  

^a FONDAZIONE TOSCANA GABRIELE MONASTERIO   (Italy)

^b GE HEALTHCARE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PISA   (Italy)

^d CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^e CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cardiac disease; Magnetic resonance; Network; Patient monitoring; Thalassemia

Indexed keywords

BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CARDIAC DISEASE; CLINICAL DATA; GENETIC DISORDERS; HAEMOGLOBIN; IRON ACCUMULATION; MEAN DISTANCES; NETWORK; PATIENT DATA; PATIENT RECORD; SCALABLE SYSTEMS; SCIENTIFIC RESOURCES; SPECIFIC ABSORPTION; THALASSEMIA; TIME-SCALE;

HOSPITAL DATA PROCESSING; IMAGE ANALYSIS; LIVER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT MONITORING;

MAGNETIC RESONANCE;

IRON;

ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; GENETIC DISORDER; HEMOGLOBIN SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; IRON OVERLOAD; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL RECORD; NETWORK LEARNING; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; THALASSEMIA; WEB BROWSER;

HUMANS; INTERNET; IRON; IRON OVERLOAD; LIVER; MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; MYOCARDIUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; THALASSEMIA;

EID: 67449143226     PISSN: 13865056     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijmedinf.2009.02.011     Document Type: Article

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